Grants Manager (PFS)

Pacific Foundation Services, LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K retirement

Paid volunteer time

Charitable gift matching

Hybrid remote work after three months

Public transportation subsidies

Job summary

Pacific Foundation Services, LLC is seeking a Grants Manager in our San Francisco office. The role is full-time (37.5 hours/week), nonexempt, with occasional travel to Bay Area locations. After three months, a hybrid remote work schedule is available as offices reopen.

The position focuses on supporting multiple foundation clients, ensuring smooth operations, and serving as the primary contact for grantees. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills as primary point of contact for clients and grantees.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and teamwork within a professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve multiple foundation clients and ensure smooth operations for each client foundation.
• Act as first point of contact for foundation clients and grantees; coordinate and communicate effectively.

Skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Job description

Pacific Foundation Services, LLC (PFS) is a professional services firm that currently partners with 39 independent family foundations. PFS provides substantial strategic expertise through a staffing model that enables foundations to each be more efficient and effective, choosing from a curated set of services including programmatic and strategic advice, grants management and compliance, financial management, board development and governance, communications, and a physical home. Our team includes 37 individuals who bring their diverse perspectives and experience from the nonprofit, philanthropic, and private sectors in service to the greater good. We value competence and camaraderie, and work together to make the most of our collective experience. We thrive on collaboration and share our talents to provide top-level service to our clients.

PFS has offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Santa Rosa. This position will be based in the San Francisco office and may require occasional travel to other Bay Area locations. During shelter-in-place, our offices are closed with only essential staff occasionally working in the office. The person in this position will work from home until the office re-opens in October.

ABOUT THE POSITION

PFS is hiring a highly skilled administrative professional to serve multiple foundation clients. The Grants Manager is a critical member of the team and works to ensure the smooth operation of each client foundation. The Grants Manager is often the first point of contact for foundation clients and grantees; therefore, strong communication skills are required in addition to demonstrated organizational skills and teamwork. The position is full-time (37.5 hours per week), nonexempt.

COMPENSATION

Range: $70,000 - $80,000, DOE PFS is committed to paying competitive wages. In an effort to increase equity, and because we know that salary negotiations tend to have an unfair bias, we do not participate in salary negotiations outside of this stated starting salary range. Benefits: Include medical, dental, vision, Section 125 plan, 401K retirement, paid volunteer time, charitable gift matching, hybrid remote work schedules (after three months),public transportation subsidies and more.

• Phone interview to discuss general qualifications and give more detail about the position scheduled on a rolling basis
• Video interviews scheduled in August
• Ideal start date planned for early September

Pacific Foundation Services is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment and our company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information and characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.

All final candidates must provide three relevant employment references, and be able to verify the right to work in the United States.